“Frasier” canceled by Paramount+ after 2 seasons, will be purchased

SpawnThe return of encountered a major obstacle. Paramount+ has chosen not to renew the Kelsey Grammer-led comedy for a third season. Producer CBS Studios remains committed to the series and plans to sell it to other outlets.

These are not expected to include the most logical home for a multi-camera sitcom to come from broadcast – CBS Studios’ CBS sibling. The network, which envisages an established spin-off of The neighborhood among other comedies in development, currently has no storage space available. Possibilities include Prime Video and Hulu, both of which offer the library of Spawnthe original race. Seasons 1 and 2 of the revival, as well as the original library episodes, will remain available on Paramount+.

Paramount+ ordered Spawn to series in 2022 with James Burrows directing the first episode. Season 1 premiered a year later and season 2 dropped in September.

Despite its well-known title and Grammer’s reprise of its popular title role, Spawn was unable to significantly break through on Paramount+, which became known as a drama destination and the home of Taylor Sheridan and Star Trek universe.

Spawn was a single multi-camera sitcom and one of only two original comedy series on the platform, alongside the international single-camera co-production Colin Accountswhich is carried out according to a different model and which seems promising to continue.

The new Spawn follows Frasier Crane – a character Grammer originated from NBC Cheers then resumed on the network fallout Spawn – into the next chapter of his life after returning to Boston to take on new challenges, forge new relationships and – hopefully – finally realize an old dream or two.

The series also stars Jack Cutmore-Scott as Frasier’s son Freddy; Nicholas Lyndhurst as Alan, Frasier’s former college buddy turned college professor; Toks Olagundoye as Olivia, Alan’s colleague and head of the university’s psychology department; Jess Salgueiro as Eve, Frasier and Freddy’s neighbor; and Anders Keith as Frasier’s nephew David.

While the cast was made up of new actors, many familiar faces made appearances, including Bebe Neuwirth reprising the role of Frasier’s ex-wife Lilith, Peri Gilpin as Roz Doyle, Dan Butler as as Bob “Bulldog” Briscoe, Edward Hibbert as Gil Chesterton, and Harriet Sansom Harris as Bebe Glazer, Frasier’s deliciously evil agent. Grammer spoke to Deadline at the Emmys last January about his wish to see Shelley Long reprise the role of Diane Chambers in an upcoming season of Spawn.

David Hyde Pierce has chosen not to reprise the character of Niles Crane in the new spinoff series, much to the dismay of longtime fans of the original. Spawn.

The series comes from writers Chris Harris and Joe Cristalli, who executive produce with Grammer, Tom Russo and Jordan McMahon. The series is produced by CBS Studios in association with Grammer’s Grammnet NH Productions.